At this time, most of the elite troops of the Nanjing government were in the south, and the main force was encircling and suppressing our Red Soviet area. It was impossible to provide large-scale support to the north with dwarfed financial and military resources.
In a hurry, Nanjing mobilized the 17th Army of the Central Army to move north quickly, and at the same time mobilized the 29th Army of the former Northwest Army and the 32nd Army of the former Jin Army to quickly gather in the Ping-Tianjin area as backup for the 200,000-strong Northeastern Army.
It was under this circumstance that Zhou Wen, who was still accompanying Liu Ruolan on a sightseeing tour in Lishi, received an emergency telegram from Taiyuan.
In the evening of that day, Zhou Wen was about to rush back to the army overnight. There were many people coming to see him off. Zhou Wen looked at his father's concerned eyes, then looked at Xiaohu and Hongxiu, who were crying so hard that their eyes were red and swollen, and finally turned his attention to Hongxiu, who was holding Hongxiu's hand. Liu Ruolan and Xiaohu didn't speak. They just looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.
"When I leave, the house will be left to you."
"Don't worry, I'll wait for your safe return."
Also coming to see him off were his uncle, cousin, and some squire elders from Lishi County who were familiar with the Zhou family. They all looked at Zhou Wen with concern, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Zhou Wen wanted to lighten the atmosphere. He was not going to die, but to send more Japanese soldiers to hell. There was no need to worry his relatives and friends so much.
As soon as he turned his eyes, he saw a slightly fat middle-aged man in the back of the crowd wearing a navy blue uniform of a security team. He was looking this way with fear. He couldn't help but feel happy. He waved to him and said with a smile: " I said, Hao Laodao, when you see me, you are like a mouse seeing a cat. Have you done something bad again?"
It turns out that this man is Hao Laodao, the former bandit leader and commander of the masked army who moved to Lishi with the folks from Ertang Village.
Speaking of Hao Laodao, he did his best for the folks in Ertang Village.
So after he arrived at Lishi, Gao Xiaoshan asked him and a few of his confidants to join Lishi's security team first, to undergo formal training and understand some rules. But every time Zhou Wen came home, he would stay away from him, not daring to meet him. He was like a mouse afraid of a cat.
After Zhou Wen and the others left Henan, Hao Laodao led a strong masked army and erected poles in the Funiu Mountains, clearing out all the bandits in the surrounding mountains and becoming the largest bandit in a radius of dozens of miles.
Moreover, he followed Zhou Wen's instructions and did not rob or kidnap, but only collected protection fees and money for traveling. Anyway, the offerings from hundreds of villages and towns within a radius of dozens of miles were enough for these hundreds of bandits to live a smooth life. Deziliuziluidi.
The folks in Ertang Village were able to live a good life without his care, and they lived a good life peacefully for two years.
When Gao Xiaoshan brought people back to Ertang Village, he heard that he was taking everyone to Shanxi. Many people were unwilling to leave, saying that they were satisfied with the good food and good life now, and they had to go thousands of miles away. Shanxi outside the country is not very happy!
No matter how hard Gao Xiaoshan tried to persuade them, some people were still unwilling to leave. When Gao Xiaoshan was giving Gao Xiaoshan a headache, he didn't expect that Hao Laodao was a big help.
In fact, although Hao Laodao doesn't know a few characters, he has a very bright mind. He knows how he got his good life now. If he hadn't met Commander Zhou, he would have been starved to death a long time ago. What a good life he has now. The days were obtained by following Commander Zhou's instructions. How dare you not listen to Commander Zhou's words?
Moreover, he also knew in his heart that his life as a bandit would not last long. Although life is going smoothly now, it's because the government is too lazy to pay attention to you. Who knows when the official will slap his head and hundreds of officers and soldiers will march into the mountains.
Although the masked army looks strong, it is still not enough to face the officers and soldiers. During the Great War in the Central Plains, he personally experienced the tragic situation of being broken into a stronghold by the cannons and machine guns of the regular army.
So he found Gao Xiaoshan as soon as possible and asked to take his confidants who were willing to leave to Shanxi to join Governor Zhou.
This is the solution to Gao Xiaoshan’s problem. Even the commander-in-chief of the Masked Army is going to Shanxi. You orphans, widowed mothers, old and young men who have no power to restrain a chicken, don’t you know that the Masked Army is a big tree? Alas, are the good old days coming to an end?
Finally, Gao Xiaoshan naturally took hundreds of fellow villagers on the journey to Shanxi.
To say that Hao Laodao has made a contribution in this matter, and he has taken good care of Ertang Village in the past few years, he should have made an explanation after meeting Zhou Wen. Not to mention that he straightened his back a little, at least he Don't be so evasive that you don't dare to meet people.
But this guy was a little afraid of meeting Zhou Wen for one thing. He was living a good and comfortable life in Funiu Mountain and Ertang Village, so he naturally thought about it and got involved with a widow who supplemented the old generation of the regiment.
This widow named Aunt Ma is actually not too old, only about thirty years old, and she has an eight-year-old daughter. As the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger, and Hao Laodao is in the prime of life. Not long after they flirted with each other, they fell asleep together.
Hao Laodao also has a conscience. Not only is he very kind to Aunt Ma, but he also loves the cheap girl he picked up for free. Every time he returns to the village, he will buy some gifts for the little girl. Every time he comes back, the little girl will Just call him daddy.
Originally it was a matter of mutual consent between the two of us, and it was hard for others to say anything, but it was different when it came to Zhou Wen. Why?
Hao Laodao is senior.
You must know that the old brothers in the supplementary group are all of the same generation as Wang Huzi and Old Uncle Wu. The brothers in the mercenary group have to call everyone uncle when they see them.
Now that you, Hao Laodao, are actually living with Aunt Ma, who used to call you aunt, then when I, Zhou Wen, see you, do I have to call you "Uncle Hao"?
After Hao Laodao understood this problem, he couldn't sit still. He asked Chief Zhou to call him uncle, but he couldn't stand it even if he was given a few more courages!
However, now he knows that Zhou Wen is going to fight, and he doesn't know when he will come back. He didn't get Zhou Wen's nod, and he didn't dare to openly marry Aunt Ma as his wife. A matter.
So he thought, whether it is a blessing or a curse, there is no way to avoid disaster. He must get accurate trust from Chief Zhou. If he gets the approval from Chief Zhou, everyone will naturally be happy. If not, he will take Aunt Ma away. In a foreign country, you have to support your wife and daughter with your own strength, right?
Now that he finally saw Zhou Wen greeting him, he quickly ran up.
